CHR 496864 – Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 496864
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
07 December 1994
Database record updated:
29 September 2010
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1993-12-06 (Verbatim: 6-DEC-1993)
Preferred name:
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Chatham Island, near Awatotara River, Tuku Reserve
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-44.045 -176.633
Verbatim locality:
Chatham Island, near Awatotara River, Tuku Reserve.
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 490/93
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
6-DEC-1993
Start date:
1993-12-06
Land District:
Wellington Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Altitudes:
from 50m
Habitat:
Margin of indigenous forest stand, peaty soil.
Notes:
Hollow-stemmed herb with milky latex. Leaves crinkled and shining above with spiny margins. Florets pale yellow. Inflorescence up to c.60cm high. Scattered but fairly common. Usually grows in much less disturbed and modified habitats than Sonchus ole.
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